Times weekly calendar for Feb. 3

Times Staff Report

Published: Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:49 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:50 p.m.

MONDAY | 2.4

Celebrate African-American History Month on Mondays in February at the Gadsden Public Library. Health Education Day with Quality of Life Health Services will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lena Martin Room of the Gadsden Public Library. Free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings will be conducted.

MAH JONGG CLUB meets at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at Southside Community Center. For information, call Barbara, 256-295-1014.

The Snead State Alumni Association’s annual Alumni Chili Supper takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Plunkett Wallace Gymnasium. For $5 per person, diners receive a bowl of chili, crackers, dessert and a drink. Refills on chili are $1 per bowl. All proceeds benefit the association.

The annual Go Red event will be at 6 p.m. at Gadsden Convention Hall. Tickets are $20 each and proceeds benefit the American Heart Association. They can be bought in the Senior Circle Suite on the first floor of GRMC or call 256-494-4895.

CEDAR BEND LODGE F&AM NO. 583, Southside, meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 62 has karaoke every Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. at Bay Springs Marina, Centre.

WEDNESDAY | 2.6

WHORTON-DYKES VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST NO. 2760 has karaoke from 5 p.m. until closing each week. A double-elimination pool tournament starts at 7 p.m. Entrants must be signed up by 6:45 p.m. to participate.

GADSDEN KIWANIS CLUB meets at noon.

YMCA-ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION WATER CLASS is at 10 a.m. at the YMCA.

SOUTHSIDE SENIORS CLUB meets at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at Southside Community Center.

ATTALLA GOLDEN AGE SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB meets at 10 a.m. each week at the Attalla Community Center.

SOAR Chapter 36-1 and the Retired Steelworkers Club meet at 2 p.m. at the Union Hall on Wall Street.

THURSDAY | 2.7

Good Crafternoon is offered from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Teen Zone at the Gadsden Public Library. This week, make a hexaflexagon, folding, pinching at rotating the multifaceted geometric oddity.

Story time is at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Gadsden Public Library with songs, stories, crafts and snacks, geared toward children 5 and younger.

Movies are shown from 10 a.m. to noon each Thursday at the Alabama City Branch of the Gadsden Public Library. This week, watch “Pay it Forward.” The library provides popcorn and drink.

Enjoy arts and crafts at 3:30 p.m. at the East Gadsden Branch of the Gadsden Public Library. This week, make a “V-alien-tine.”

GREATER GADSDEN GREETERS has its February luncheon at Christ Central Church in Rainbow City. Activities begin at 11 a.m. with a meet-and-greet social time followed by a luncheon. The speaker is Natalie Barton, director of communication, Etowah County Sheriff’s Office. She will be speaking about Yellow Dot, a free program offered to Alabama residents of all ages designed to assist emergency responders in the event of an automobile accident or other medical emergency involving the participant’s vehicle. If you are new to the area (four years or less) and wish more information, call Genelle Wagar, 256-442-8507, or Marie Bain, 256-442-4129. Reservations are required.

FRIDAY | 2.8

WHORTON-DYKES VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2760 will have a dance from 8 p.m. until midnight every Friday. Call 256-546-5072.

AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 62 has a dance every Friday and Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. at Bay Springs Marina, Centre. There will be a live band.

The Gadsden Alumni Chapter of Alabama A&M University hosts a Valentine’s Scholarship Ball from 8 p.m. until midnight in Gadsden Convention Hall. Tickets are $18.75. The Daybreakk Band & Show entertains.

SATURDAY | 2.9

THE FAMILY SUCCESS CENTER is hosting Mardi Gras Magic from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Convention Hall. Entertainment will be by Pop’s Groove. Setups will be available. Serving begins at 6 p.m. Casual dress or Mardi Gras attire. Tickets are $40 each. For information, contašt Marie Johnson, 256-547-6888, ext. 111 for tickets, or purchase tickets at the Family Success Center, Robert W. Echols Jr. Center, 821 E. Broad St. Proceeds benefit the Family Success Center, a United Way agency.

The Summer Enrichment Mentoring Program of Gadsden and Etowah County presents a gospel/fashion extravaganza from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hardin Center. Admission is a $10 donation. For information, call Dr. Gertie Lowe, 256-490-1884.

VFW POST 8600 has a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Join the Anime Club at noon at the Gadsden Public Library to discuss “Special A” and watch a corresponding film episode with light refreshments.

The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. in Nichols Memorial Library. The speaker is Danny Skillman, whose program is “Cherokee Genealogy — Research Tips for Researching Cherokee Ancestry and Some Cherokee History.” Anyone interested is invited to attend. For information, call Leon Young, 256-547-8477.

The Ivalee Volunteer Fire Department is having a Soup or Chili Dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Diners choose soup or chili; cornbread, crackers or chips; and a dessert item. Tea is served. Donations of desserts, soup, chili, tea and cornbread are welcome. Servers are needed. Call Shirley French, 256-538-6026.

CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED on Wednesdays and Saturdays to help build houses with Gadsden-Etowah Habitat for Humanity. Skilled and unskilled volunteers, groups from churches and businesses are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 16 to work on an active building site. There are needs in carpentry, site preparation, concrete work, painting and more. Those interested are asked to email gehabitat@comcast.net or call 256-543-1898.

CARING PEOPLE ARE NEEDED to become volunteers for Comfort Care Hospice. Call 256-547-3050.

<p>MONDAY | 2.4</p><p>Celebrate African-American History Month on Mondays in February at the Gadsden Public Library. Health Education Day with Quality of Life Health Services will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lena Martin Room of the Gadsden Public Library. Free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings will be conducted. </p><p>DWIGHT MASONIC LODGE NO. 550 MEETS AT 7 P.M. FOR PRACTICE. </p><p>ATTALLA LODGE NO. 383 FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS meets at 9 a.m. for practice.</p><p>GADSDEN BOY SCOUT TROOP 54 meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Scout cabin at Noccalula Falls. Call Larry Sitz, 256-538-5720.</p><p>BOY SCOUT TROOP 58 meets at 6 p.m. at East Gadsden United Methodist Church. Call Scoutmaster Rudy Borgersrode, 256-547-8008.</p><p>HOKES BLUFF BOY SCOUT TROOP 82 meets at 7 p.m. in the Scout cabin. Call 256-492-3535.</p><p>RAINBOW CITY BOY SCOUT TROOP 92 meets at 7 p.m. in the Scout cabin at the corner of Williams Avenue and Park Lane. Call Scoutmaster Darrell Norton, 256-490-3695.</p><p>MAH JONGG CLUB meets at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at Southside Community Center. For information, call Barbara, 256-295-1014.</p><p>The Snead State Alumni Association's annual Alumni Chili Supper takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Plunkett Wallace Gymnasium. For $5 per person, diners receive a bowl of chili, crackers, dessert and a drink. Refills on chili are $1 per bowl. All proceeds benefit the association.</p><p>American Legion Post 170, Ashville/Steele, sponsors a dance at 7 p.m. Call 205-594-5652 or 205-362-5482.</p><p>TUESDAY | 2.5</p><p>The annual Go Red event will be at 6 p.m. at Gadsden Convention Hall. Tickets are $20 each and proceeds benefit the American Heart Association. They can be bought in the Senior Circle Suite on the first floor of GRMC or call 256-494-4895. </p><p>GADSDEN LODGE NO. 236 FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS will meet at 7 p.m. for regular communication. </p><p>TUESDAY TALES STORY TIME meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Alabama City Branch of the Gadsden Public Library. This week, “The Biggest Kiss” by Joanna Walsh and Judi Abbot.</p><p>TUESDAY TINY TOT TIME is held each week at 10 a.m. at the East Gadsden Branch of the Gadsden Public Library.This week, “Yesterday I Had the Blues” by Jeron Ashford Frame.</p><p>ATTALLA LODGE NO. 383 F&AM meets at 5:30 p.m. for practice followed by regular communication. </p><p>Learn Mah Jongg for beginners from noon to 4 p.m. at the East Gadsden Branch of the Gadsden Public Library.</p><p>GADSDEN-RAINBOW CITY COIN CLUB meets at 6:30 p.m. in Rainbow City Hall.</p><p>COOSA VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB meets at 6 p.m. upstairs in the Hardin Center.</p><p>CEDAR BEND LODGE F&AM NO. 583, Southside, meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month.</p><p>AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 62 has karaoke every Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. at Bay Springs Marina, Centre.</p><p>WEDNESDAY | 2.6 </p><p>WHORTON-DYKES VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST NO. 2760 has karaoke from 5 p.m. until closing each week. A double-elimination pool tournament starts at 7 p.m. Entrants must be signed up by 6:45 p.m. to participate. </p><p>GADSDEN KIWANIS CLUB meets at noon. </p><p>YMCA-ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION WATER CLASS is at 10 a.m. at the YMCA.</p><p>SOUTHSIDE SENIORS CLUB meets at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at Southside Community Center. </p><p>ATTALLA GOLDEN AGE SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB meets at 10 a.m. each week at the Attalla Community Center.</p><p>SOAR Chapter 36-1 and the Retired Steelworkers Club meet at 2 p.m. at the Union Hall on Wall Street.</p><p>THURSDAY | 2.7 </p><p>Good Crafternoon is offered from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Teen Zone at the Gadsden Public Library. This week, make a hexaflexagon, folding, pinching at rotating the multifaceted geometric oddity.</p><p>Story time is at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Gadsden Public Library with songs, stories, crafts and snacks, geared toward children 5 and younger.</p><p>Movies are shown from 10 a.m. to noon each Thursday at the Alabama City Branch of the Gadsden Public Library. This week, watch “Pay it Forward.” The library provides popcorn and drink.</p><p>BOY SCOUT TROOP 4080 meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Attalla.</p><p>Enjoy arts and crafts at 3:30 p.m. at the East Gadsden Branch of the Gadsden Public Library. This week, make a “V-alien-tine.”</p><p>GREATER GADSDEN GREETERS has its February luncheon at Christ Central Church in Rainbow City. Activities begin at 11 a.m. with a meet-and-greet social time followed by a luncheon. The speaker is Natalie Barton, director of communication, Etowah County Sheriff's Office. She will be speaking about Yellow Dot, a free program offered to Alabama residents of all ages designed to assist emergency responders in the event of an automobile accident or other medical emergency involving the participant's vehicle. If you are new to the area (four years or less) and wish more information, call Genelle Wagar, 256-442-8507, or Marie Bain, 256-442-4129. Reservations are required.</p><p>FRIDAY | 2.8</p><p>WHORTON-DYKES VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2760 will have a dance from 8 p.m. until midnight every Friday. Call 256-546-5072.</p><p>AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 62 has a dance every Friday and Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. at Bay Springs Marina, Centre. There will be a live band.</p><p>The Gadsden Alumni Chapter of Alabama A&M University hosts a Valentine's Scholarship Ball from 8 p.m. until midnight in Gadsden Convention Hall. Tickets are $18.75. The Daybreakk Band & Show entertains.</p><p>SATURDAY | 2.9</p><p>THE FAMILY SUCCESS CENTER is hosting Mardi Gras Magic from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Convention Hall. Entertainment will be by Pop's Groove. Setups will be available. Serving begins at 6 p.m. Casual dress or Mardi Gras attire. Tickets are $40 each. For information, contašt Marie Johnson, 256-547-6888, ext. 111 for tickets, or purchase tickets at the Family Success Center, Robert W. Echols Jr. Center, 821 E. Broad St. Proceeds benefit the Family Success Center, a United Way agency.</p><p>The Summer Enrichment Mentoring Program of Gadsden and Etowah County presents a gospel/fashion extravaganza from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hardin Center. Admission is a $10 donation. For information, call Dr. Gertie Lowe, 256-490-1884.</p><p>VFW POST 8600 has a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight.</p><p>Join the Anime Club at noon at the Gadsden Public Library to discuss “Special A” and watch a corresponding film episode with light refreshments.</p><p>The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. in Nichols Memorial Library. The speaker is Danny Skillman, whose program is “Cherokee Genealogy — Research Tips for Researching Cherokee Ancestry and Some Cherokee History.” Anyone interested is invited to attend. For information, call Leon Young, 256-547-8477.</p><p>The Ivalee Volunteer Fire Department is having a Soup or Chili Dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Diners choose soup or chili; cornbread, crackers or chips; and a dessert item. Tea is served. Donations of desserts, soup, chili, tea and cornbread are welcome. Servers are needed. Call Shirley French, 256-538-6026.</p><p>VOLUNTEER</p><p>GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER needs men, women and teens to volunteer. Call Natalie Fleming at 256-494-4179.</p><p>CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED on Wednesdays and Saturdays to help build houses with Gadsden-Etowah Habitat for Humanity. Skilled and unskilled volunteers, groups from churches and businesses are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 16 to work on an active building site. There are needs in carpentry, site preparation, concrete work, painting and more. Those interested are asked to email gehabitat@comcast.net or call 256-543-1898.</p><p>CARING PEOPLE ARE NEEDED to become volunteers for Comfort Care Hospice. Call 256-547-3050.</p><p>VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for Horses Offering People Hope. Call Mary Kay Tortoriello, 256-892-9267 or visit footprintsofhope.com.</p>